Category: Movies Comparison

  • Through the Thorns to True Self

    The theme of suffering for the achievement of important goals is inherent to numerous novels, movies, and fairy tales of all time. The current paper compares The Little Mermaid, written by Hans Christian Andersen, and The Devil Wear Prada, directed by David Frankel. From one point of view, these two stories have little in common.…

  • Good Hair and Americas: Mirrors of the Heart: Documentaries Comparison

    Table of Contents Introduction Good Hair Americas: Mirrors of the Heart Films Analysis Works Cited Introduction Racial identity may be defined as a specific sense of belonging to a particular racial group. It is based on the persons perception that he or she shares the same heritage with this group. The examination of racial identity…

  • Inextinguishable Fire and Cut Piece

    Table of Contents Close Analysis Research on Context Further Question Works Cited Close Analysis Produced early in the Farockis roughly fifty-year profession, Inextinguishable Fire is a critique of the war in Vietnam and the industrys role in producing deadly chemical weapons. In the movie, the young artist is pictured at his desk, reading a document…

  • Comparison of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Birdman

    When comparing the themes of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), viewers can note one fundamental difference  the former provides a superhero story, while the latter is a parody of this genre. Both movies show middle-aged characters, but unlike Batman, who is forced to return to superhero…

  • The Mummy and Das Cabinet Des Dr. Caligari Comparison

    Introduction The films The Mummy produced by Karl Freund and Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari are some of the earliest horror movies that based their plot on mysterious murders and the use of paranormal powers. The Mummy is a film that blends the ancient Egyptian culture and practices with the ones in the early 20th…

  • The Shawshank Redemption and Bladerunner: Comparison

    The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption, released in 1994, is an adaptation based upon a story by Steven King and directed masterfully by Frank Darabont. Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman play the leads and this director shows us things about them. We are not told much at all. A young banker, Andy Dufresne, is imprisoned…

  • Aloha and Man Up Romantic Comedies

    My Dear Friend, How are you? It has been a while since we talked. Since our last conversation I have been to the cinema a few times and I would like to tell you about two romantic comedies I have watched that, to my mind, you might find interesting. They are Aloha and Man Up.…

  • Why Him? and Bridget Joness Baby: Comparison

    I hope my message will find you well, and you will enjoy my reply to your last message. You asked me to share my recent motive theater experience and compare two romantic comedies I was lucky to watch. In fact, such a task was a bit complicated for me because I am not a huge…

  • Petersens Air Force One and Reeds Down With Love: Comparison

    Air Force One Director: Wolfgang Petersen Release Date: 1997 Lead Actors: Harrison Ford, Dean Stockwell, Gary Oldman, and Glenn Close Plot: The president of the United States is en route to Miami, Florida after a state visit to the former Soviet Union to celebrate the capture of Khazak military dictator Gen. Ivan Radek. Air Force…

  • Lives of Others by Dreimann and Orwells 1984

    Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past (Orwell, 309). In his novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell describes by far the most terrible and powerful political regime that has ever been created by the human mind. Oceania is the classic example of dystopia, the world in which a person…